Combination window



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Patented Oct. 28, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,615,711 v aCOMBINATION WINDOW v Oscar J. Niquctte, Nashua, N. H. Application May26, 1950, Serial No. 164,531

2 Claims. (01. 268-130) 1 This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in window construction, and more particularly pertainstomeans for operating the window closing'rnembers.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a permanent windowinstallation which will be fully satisfactory in performanceirrespective of the season of the year, and which will obviate thehazardous and inconvenient annual procedure of installing and removingstorm sash.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a windowconstruction capable of realizing the foregoing object and that will" beself-cleaning in operation.

Another object of the present invention is that the same may be readilyapplicable to existing building constructions.

' Another object of the present invention is to provide a window'construction'inwhich the window sash may be moved out of the windowopening and out of sight and into a receiving chamber within the wallproper, and to provide mechanical means making such movement easy andnot requiring difiiculties customarily associated with opening andclosing windows.

Still another; important object of this invention is to provide a Windowconstruction wherein the windows may be positioned so as to not obstructthe window opening at all. I

An important feature of the present invention resides in the meansprovided for moving the windows, and the positioning of the flexiblecomponents thereof so as to permit-independent selective positioning ofthe windows.

Another important feature of the present invention resides in the wiperblock which serves the dual functions of preventing the entry of foreignmatter into the sash-receiving chamber, and wiping and cleaning thewindows during sliding movement of the same;

' A final important feature to be specifically enumerated herein residesin the provision for a drain in the sash receiving chamber, and theprovision of a fixed pane in the window opening which may be used whenit is desired to havea window frame having an opening larger than thesize of the sash-receiving chamber.

These, together with various ancillary features and objects of theinvention which will later become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds, are attained by the present invention, a preferred embodimentof which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the present invention showing thesame installed in a wall, and with portions of the wall being brokenaway and-shown in section, this view being taken substantially upon theplane of the broken section line l-I of Figure 2; c

Figure 2 is a'transverse vertical sectional view of the presentinvention, this view being taken upon the plane of the section line 22of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the windows and the means foractuating sliding movement of the same. 7

Reference is now made more specifically to the accompanying drawings,wherein like numerals designate similar parts throughout the variousviews, and in which the wall of a building is des ignated generally at1!). The wall I01 conventionally includes 'outerand inner wall sectionsI2 and I4, respectively, joined by studs 16.

Mounted within the wall II! is a window frame designated generally at IBwhich includes side members 2 (I joined at their upper and lower endsrespectively by a lintel 22 and a sill 24. The window opening 26 definedby the window frame l8 has fitted therein a screen 28 carried by the.frame I8, and the side members 20 ofthe frame 18 are provided with apair of windowsash guiding channels 3!] and 32 for guiding slidingmovement of window closingmembers M and 36, respectively. It will beunderstood that the members 34 and 36 may beprovided with frames ofconventional; design or may be merely panes of glass or the like. F

l The sill 24 is, provided with a pair of slots 38 and 40 in alignmentwith the sliding movement of the members =34 and 36, respectively,whereby the members 34 and 36 can slide downwardly through the sill 24into a chamber 42 below the sill 24 between the studs I6 and the innerand outer wall sections 14 and I2; Wiper'blocks 44' are secured to thesill immediately adjacent the slots 38 and 40, such blocks 44 being ofsuitable wiping material, such as rubber or'the like, and in slidingengagement with'th'e members 34 and 36 for wiping and cleaning thelatter'upon sliding movement of the same, and also for'the purpose ofpreventing water or the like gaining access to the chamber 42 throughthe slots 38 and 40. Q

A receptacle 46 having a sloping bottom 48 closes the bottom of thechamber 42 for collecting any moisture that inadvertently gains accessto the chamber 42, and which receptacle 46 is provided with a downwardlysloping drain tube 3 50 that extends outwardly through the outer wallsection I2.

Means is provided whereby the window closing members 34 and 36 may beselectively moved into and out of the window openin 26 either manuallyor by the use of electric motors. Such means include a pair of rotatablymounted shafts 52 and 54 adjacent the upper end of the chamber 42. Theshafts 52 and 54 are preferably in longitudinal aligmnent, and the shaft54 is for the purpose of raising and lowering the member 34, while theshaft 52 is for the purpose of raising and lowering the member 36. Theshaft 54 is provided with a pair of drums 56 and 58 upon which are woundin opposite directions the flexible elements 60 and 62, respectively,such elements being preferably thin bands of steel. As clearly shown inFigure 3, the free end of the element 60 is provided with a hook 64which engages the upper end of the member 34, while the free end of theelement 62 is provided with a similar hook 66 that engages the loweredge of the member 34, the arrangement being such that upon rotation ofthe shaft 54 one of the elements 60 and 62 is played out while the otheris taken up so as to raise or lower the member 34, depending upon thedirection of rotation of the shaft 54, as will be readily understood.Alternate means is provided for rotating the shaft 54 which includes ashaft 68 that is journaled through the inner wall section I4 having itsinner end connected to the shaft 54 by means of bevel gears I and itsouter end provided with a crank I2. As thus far described, it will beseen that the membe;' 34 may be manually raised or lowered by turningthe crank I2.

Mounted upon a bracket I4 within the chamber 42 is an electric motor I6of the reversible type which is provided with a control switch mechanismI8 extending through the inner wall section I4 whereby the motor I6 maybe selectively controlled to operate either in a clockwise oranti-clockwise direction. The driving shaft 80 of the electric motor 16is operatively connected to the shaft 54 by means of a pulley 82 and apulley 84 having a flexible drive belt 86 entrained thereover. It willthus be seen that the window closing member 34 may be either raised orlowered by the use of the crank I2 or by means of the electric motor 16and the control I8 therefor.

In order to raise or lowe the window closing member 36, a furtherelectric motor 88 is mounted within the chamber 42 upon a bracket 90,and this motor is likewise provided with a control 92 similar to thecontrol 18 for the other electric motor, and it will be understood thatthe motor 88 is similar to the motor I6. The electric motor 88 isdrivingly connected to the shaft 52 by means of a flexible belt 94 andpulleys 96 and 98, whereby the shaft 52 may be rotated either clockwiseor anti-clockwise by means of the motor 88 and the control 92. Inaddition, manually operated means I00 similar to those provided for theshaft 54 are provided for rotatin the shaft 52.

The shaft 52 is provided with a pair of drums I02 and I04 upon whichdrums are oppositely wound flexible elements I06 and I08, thearrangement being such that upon rotation of the shaft 52, one of theelements I06 or I08 is played out while the other is taken up. In orderthat the elements I06 and I 08 will clear the member 34 when the latteris disposed within the chamber 42, the elements I06 and I 08 extenddownward- 1y from the drums I02 and I04 and are entrained respectivelyunder idler pulley assemblies H0 and H2, respectively, that are suitablymounted upon the bottom wall 48 of the receptacle 46 immediately belowthe window-closing member 34. The flexible elements I 06 and I08 thenextend upwardly from the pulley assemblies I I0 and H2 with the flexibleelement I 08 extending upwardly through the slot 40 to be secured at itsfree end to the upper edge of the member 36 by means of a hook I I4. Theflexible element I06 extends upwardly from the idler pulley assembly II0 to be entrained over a further idler pulley I I6 carried by the sill24 and extends downwardly therefrom to have its free end secured to thelower edge of the member 36 by a hook H8 It. will be readily seen thatwhen the shaft 52 is rotated to take up the flexible element I08upon'the drum I 04 that the tension thus produced in the element I08will draw downwardly upon the member 36, while opposite rotation of theshaft 52 will tension the element I06 to draw the member 36 upwardly.

Since it is occasionally desired to have large windows which wouldimpose space limitations on the chamber 42 that would not ordinarilypermit the window-closing members to be fully retracted into thechamber, means are provided at the upper edge of the window opening 26which will permit the passage of light through such a large opening andyet which would permit the window-closing members to be fully retractedinto the chambe 42. Such means comprise parallel panes I20 disposed atthe upper end of the window opening 26 which are suitably spaced andretained in fixed position by frame members I22 and I24. As shown inFigure 2, the frame member I24 is in alignment with the path of travelof the Window closing members 34 and 36 and is provided with grooves I26in its lower edge for receiving the upper edges of the windowclosingmembers 34 and 36.

It will thus be seen that there has been provided a construction ofextreme flexibility and utility, which Will permit either of thewindowclosing members 34 or 36 to be independently and adjustablypositioned within the window opening 26 to any desired extent, and thatsuch arrangement has the particular advantage of affordin the insulativeand moisture formation resistive characteristics of storm sash incombination with the usual window sash and frame construction.

Since, from the foregoing, the construction and advantages of thiscombination window are readily apparent, further description is believedto be unnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications and equivalents will readily occurto those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoingspecification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit theinvention to the exact embodiment shown and described, but all suitablemodifications and equivalents may be resorted to which fall within thescope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In window construction, inner and outer vertically slidable windows,means for operating the outer window comprising a rotatable horizontalshaft disposed inwardly of the inner window, flexible means operativelyconnected to the shafts and including first and second portionsextending from the shaft, said flexible means being so constructed andarranged with respect to the shaft that rotation of the latter in onedirection retracts one of the portions while extending the other, a pairof guide pulleys disposed below the lowest point to which the innerwindow will extend, said first portion being entrained under one of thepair of pulleys and extending upwardly therefrom and having its free endsecured to the outer window, a further guide pulley disposed outward ofsaid other window above said pair of pulleys, said second portion beingentrained under the other of the pair of pulleys and extending upwardlytherefrom, thence being entrained over the further pulley and extendingdownwardly therefrom with its free end secured to the outer window,whereby the flexible means does not interfere with vertical adjustmentof the inner window and the outer window may be raised or lowered byrotating the shaft in the appropriate direction.

2. In window construction, inner and outer vertically slidable windows,means for operating the windows comprising first and second horizontalrotatable shafts disposed inwardly of the windows, flexible meansoperatively connected to each of the shafts including first and secondportions extending from the shaft, said flexible means being soconstructed and arranged with respect to each of the shafts thatrotation of one of the shafts retracts one of the portions associatedtherewith while extending the other portion associated therewith, thefirst portion connected to the first shaft extending upwardly therefromand having its free end connected to the inner window, the secondportion connected to the first shaft extending downwardly therefrom andhaving its free end connected to the inner window, a pair of idlerpulleys disposed below the lowest point to which the inner window willextend, the first portion connected to the second shaft being entrainedbelow one of the idler pulleys and extending upwardly therefrom andhaving its free end connected to the outer window, a further guidepulley above said idler pulleys, the second portion connected to thesecond shaft being entrained under the other of the pair of idlerpulleys, thenceextended upwardly and entrained over the further pulley,thence extending downwardly and having its free end connected to theouter window.

OSCAR J. NIQUETTE'.

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